Poison distributor



March 31. 1925. 1,531,760

J. D. SANDERS POISON DISTRIBUTOR 1 Filed Sept. 4, 1923 Sheets-Shani 1March 31. 1925.

J. D. SANDERS Person DISTRIBUTOR Filed Sept. 4, 1923 Z Shoots-Sheet 2INVEN TOR.

Patented Man 31, 1925 Edithfit JOHN D. SANDERS, OF WAYNESBOB-O, GEORGIA.

POISON DISTRIBUTOR.

Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, don D. Snnnnns, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVaynesboro, in the county of Burke and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PoisonDistributors, of which the following is a speci tication, referencebeing had to the accompanying; drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in insect destroyers andhas relation more particularly to a device of this general characterespecially designed and adapted for use in connection with a dry or dustpoison and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of thischaracter having novel and improved means whereby the requisitedistribution of the insecticide is accomplished by impact.

Another ob'ect of the invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice of this general character embodying a textile container of arelatively coarse weave adapted to hold a supply of insecticide togetherwith means for intermittently imposing an impact upon said container toeffecta discln We of the contents thereof and also with means to preventindiscriminate scattering of the insecticide.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice of this general character which may be readily transported andwhich comprises means whereby the device may be adjusted in accordancewith the size of the plants in the row or rows to be treated.

mother object of the invention is to provide a device of this generalcharacter wherein the requisite distribution of the in secticide isaccomplished by impact together with novel and improved means wherebythe force of said impact may be regulated or UOIl'tIOllQCl as thenecessities of practice may prefer. i

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved insectdestroyer whereby certain important advantages are attained and thcdevice rendered simpler less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvanta geous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed,

In order that my invention may be the 4, Serial 1W0. 660,811.

better understood, I willnow proceed to describe the same with referenceto the accompanying drawings, where1n:

Figure 1 is a new 111 top plan illustrating:

embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantiallyon the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view 111 side elevation of the structure as illustrated inFigure 1, a second a of the side members 1 rotatably support an axle 2while the central-portions of "said members have mounted thereon theplatform 3 on which is adapted to be placed a supply of filledcontainers or bags' The members,

'1 forwardly of but in relatively close proximity 'to the platform 3 areconnected by a tie or brace rod 4:. The rear end portions of the sidemembers are formed into the handles or hand grasps 5 whereby the deviceas herein disclosed may be effectively employed as a walkingtype.Operatively engaged with'the side members 1 rearwardly of the platform'3 are. the supporting legs 6 of aconventional,type; v c

Fixed'to the axle-Q at points substantially midwayithe adjacent orforward end portions ofthe side members 1 isa ground engaging wheel7fwhichsupports a forward portion of the device and causes requi'siterotation of the axle 2 upon travel of the device.

A pair of vertically disposed posts or standards S have their lower endportions pivotally engaged withtheaxis 2, said posts or standards 8being spaced apart and arranged in parallelism with their upper endportions tied orconnectedbythe cross memher or head 9, said head havingits opposite end portions extended a desired distance outwardly fromeach of the posts or standards 8;

' The upper portions of the posts orlstand a device constructed-inaccordance with an I ards8 rotatably support a shaft 10 bridging thespace therebetween and to which is fixed a sprocket wheel 11. Disposedaround the sprocket 11 is an endless chain 12 which is also directedaround a sprocket 14- fiXed to the axle 2 whereby the shaft 10 is drivenfrom said axle 2.

Pivotally connected as at 15 to each of the posts or standards 8 atapredetermined point above the axle 2 is the lower end portion of an arm16 extending upwardly and forwardly with respect to said post orstandard 8. Connected to the outer or upper end portions of the arms 16is a beam 17, said beam being of a length to extend a material distancebeyond each side of the body B.

The arms 16 are held against forward and downward swinging movementthrougl'i the lnstrumentality of an arcuate rack 18 pivotally engaged asat 19 with the upper portion of the adjacent post or standard 8 andwhich is adapted to engage an inwardly directed pin or projection 20carried by the associated arm 16. This rack 18 provides means wherebyeach of the arms 16 and more particularly the beam 17 carried therebymay be held in a desired selective position with respect to the posts orstandards 8 for a purpose to be hereinaftermore particularly referredto.

Each of the posts or standards 8 also has coacting therewith an arcuaterack 21 pivotally engaged as at 2-2 with a side member 1 of the body Band which is adapted to be adjusta'bly engaged with a pivot 16 or an arm16, said rack 21 extending between a post or standard 8 and the adjacentarm 16 as is particularly illustrated in detailed Figure 5. The pivotalconnection 22 is preferably with the rod 4 hereinbefore referred to andmounted upon said rod at opposite sides of each of the racks 21 is aspacing sleeve 23.

The racks 21 permit the posts or standards 8 to be held at differentinclinations as indicated by broken lines in Figure 3, so that requisiteadjustment, and particularly of the beam 17 may be had in accordancewith the height of the plants in the row or rows to be treated. Y

Each end portion of the beam 17 has depending therefrom a supportingmember or hook 24 from which is adapted to be suspended a' container 25.The container is preferably formed of textile material of coarse weaveand contains a supply of dry comminuted insecticide which is adapted tobe discharged upon the plants to be treated,

said discharge as herein disclosed being effected by impact. In order toprevent indiscriminate scattering of the insecticide as discharged fromthe container I provide the confining hood 26 of oilcloth or kindredmaterial; the lower end of said hoodbeing open so that the discharge ofthe insecticiiilc will be directly down upon the plants. it is to beunderstood that in practice the hooks 2a are so positioned that thecontainers suspended therefrom will be positioned substantially directlyabove the transverse center of a plant row. Each extended portion of thecross member or head 9 is provided with a pair of vertically spaced andforwardly directed arms 27 between which is directed an impact member orlever 28, said member or lever 28 being pivotally connected with thearms 27 by the pins 29 or the like. The lever 28 is of a length topermit the outer end portion thereof to strike across the rear portionof a container 25, said impact being effected through the medium of thespring 30 suitably secured at one end portion to the cross member orhead 9 and with the opposite end portion having sliding contact with therear face of the outer extremity of a lever 28.

Coacting with the inner end portion of each of the levers 28 is a rod 31having its central portion fixed to the shaft 10 and with its oppositeend portion reversely curved to provide the cam members 32. The rod 31is of such length as to cause, upon rotation of the shaft 10 the cams 32to intermittently come into contact with the inner end portion of theadjacent lever 28 whereby said end portion is forced outwardly and theouter portion of the lever moved inwardly against the tension of thespring 30. As a cam member 32 clears the inner portion of the lever 28the spring 30 will automatically operate to cause the outer end portionof the lever 28 to have forcible impact upon the container 25resultingin the dry and comminuted insecticide there-- in being forcedout through the wall of such container and be distributed upon theplants to be treated.

The arms 31 are preferably in quarter relation so that the levers 28will alternately operate. While this is not essential yet it has beendemonstrated in practice that this arrangement of the device willoperate with greater ease and facility.

y proper manipulation of the arms 16 the beam 17 may be adjusted withrespectto the posts or standards 8 to regulate the force of the blows ofthe levers 28 upon the containers 25. I

As herein disclosed the machine is of a type to be employed inconnection with two plant rows it being understood that the body B iscaused to travel during a working operation between a pair of adjacentrows.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that aninsect destroy-- e constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reasonof the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change andmodification Without departing from the principles and spirit thereofand for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shownin carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed 1claim .An apparatus of the class described coin- 'irising a portablebody, an upstanding standard carried by the body, a cross mem bercarried by the upper portion of the standard, a lever pivotal-1ysupported intermediate its length by the member, a container forcomminuted insecticide, means for supporting said container adjacent anend portion ofthe lever, automatic'm'eans for forcing said end portionof the lever into forcible contact With the container,

and means operatively supported by the standard and intermittentlyengaging the opposite end portion of the lever for moving the firstnamed end portion of the lever away from the container.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

LID

JOHN SANDERS-Q

